Tropical Skincare Scientist
Edith F Gibson, PhD
Medical Aesthetics Expert and Social Impact Entrepreneur. Founder and CEO of TDRTI and XCAPE by Edith Delight.
Medical Aesthetics Expert and Social Impact Entrepreneur. Founder and CEO of TDRTI and XCAPE by Edith Delight.
Dr Edith builds protocols and products for tropical skin, made from raw materials grown in Africa, so that each step keeps income, jobs and skills in the country.
Her research has shown that strong tropical UV drives four common skin issues: hyperpigmentation, surface dehydration, weak elasticity and over-active sebaceous activity. Evidence on them from Africa has been thin. She is changing that.
One chain, built to create local jobs and skills.
Raw materials sourced and grown in Africa, creating demand for local growers and processors.
Cosmetic science that turns those raw materials into formulations, built on skin evidence.
Cosmetology in product creation: products made for tropical skin, by people who understand it.
Education, treatment protocols and customisation protocols, supported by X-Skin AI, because skins are different.
A US-based skincare research and training institute operating in Africa. Research, certificate courses and policy work.
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A skincare line formulated for melanin-rich and tropical skin, produced under her own leadership.
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TDRTI's proprietary AI-powered skin analysis app, built on 100,000+ skin analysis samples. A free version is open to the public.
See how it works →In Nigeria, TDRTI works with RMRDC and the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology to develop a national policy on the skincare and cosmetics sector.
Ministerial and presidential awards for her continuous work in developing and uplifting communities.
Dr Edith builds protocols and products for tropical skin, made from raw materials grown in Africa, so every step keeps income, jobs and skills in the country.
From the Africa Raw Materials Summit in Abuja to the UNESCO symposium in Yaoundé.
A US-based skincare research and training institute operating in Africa. Research, certificate courses and policy work.
Formulated for melanin-rich and tropical skin, produced under her own leadership.
TDRTI’s proprietary AI-powered skin analysis app, built on 100,000+ skin analysis samples. A free version is open to the public.
Introduced to Cameroon in 2013. Tropical treatment protocols and product customisation, built for each skin.
TDRTI works with RMRDC and the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology on a national policy for the skincare and cosmetics sector: at least 40% local ingredients, professional licensing, and a model for Africa.
Ladies in the Boardroom in Cameroon, FUSBUS for Cameroonian entrepreneurs, and a lifetime of uplifting communities.
Ministerial and presidential awards for her continuous work in developing and uplifting communities.
Governments, universities, industry and event organisers: start a conversation about Tropical Skincare, policy and African industry.
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